Issue 4
Winter 2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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FIELD SON SUITE ːːː Jason Harris
‣ Field Son Watches His Mother
‣ What Is Prayer in a Mouth That Never Spoke Arabic
‣ Prayer Decaying on Its Way Out
HOW TO LAY YOUR EDGES ːːː Crystal Valentine
MODERN FRESCOES ːːː Ali Cavanaugh
GIRL IN DRAIN ːːː Aimee Parkison & Carol Guess
“THE SITUATION IS GRATIFYING” ːːː Carlina Duan
DIASPORA: A NARCOLEPSY HYMN ːːː Kyle Dargan
SHELL OF A CACTUS FRUIT ːːː Noor Hindi
BECOMING A BUTTERFLY ːːː An Uong
PAINTINGS ːːː Peter Chan
HOW NOT TO LOSE YOUR VIRGINITY ːːː Anya Lewis-Meeks
BOUT ːːː Steven Sanchez
ART IN THE TOHOKU REGION ːːː Aya Satoh
EACH CHALLENGE TO THE SKIN ːːː Maeda Zia
HOME ːːː Mali Fischer-Levine
TWO POEMS ːːː Zein Sa’Dedin
‣ Double Date with Fairouz and a Special Guest in Amman,
‣ When Fairouz Asks Me What Language
TWO DOVES ːːː Darla Mottram
FREE FUCKED ːːː Kemi Alabi
ARTWORK ːːː Ritchelly Oliveira
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THE #2 BUS RIDING ALONG FRANKLIN AVENUE ːːː Bernard Ferguson
IN MINNEAPOLIS IS FILLED WITH BLACK PEOPLE
IBI MÍMỌ ːːː Cherise Morris
OIL PAINTINGS ːːː Francis Matthews
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OUR AMERICAN MIDDLE SCHOOL ːːː Sionnain Buckley
LETTER TO OUR OBSCENE BODY ːːː Rachel Mennies
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cover art by Ali Cavanaugh